San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-17

"A. Lemme, who has been In such
critical condition on account of an aooi-
dental pistol shot, Is well and attending
to his business.
Information from Bracket shows
they had big wind storm there yester-
day, and that 1t did considerable dam
age.
Lock, Moore q Co., OF Lake Charles,
La, through Ed. Stoves q Sons, have
donated $50 worth Of lumber for relief
of the drouth sufferers.
The ladies OF the Trinity Methodist
church will hold their monthly festival
at the residence of Mrs. Waters, on
Pecan street, next Thursday evening.
Ed. SteVes' suit to recover $3.50 for
attorneys fees was decided In favor Of
the defendant by Justice Barnes yester-
day.
Herbert Fork and Ransom had
foot race from the pOstOflice to the Two
Brothers saloon Sunday, won by Her
bert in 2:l0.
The Ladies of the Trinity M. Il.
church will hold their monthly sOciable
at Mrs. Waters, on Pecan street, next
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Grifi Jones has been appointed
street commissioner pro ten by Street
Commissioner Campbell during his ABB
sence in Washington.
"A new suit, styled e. G. Scott vs.. j.
M. Young, on a note for 5000 due, has
been filed In the district court.
The Fourth ward public school, No.
2, Mrs. Merrick, principal, has at last
changed and decided to have a picnic.
Thursday is the day, San Pedro park
the place for the same.
The door TO the third-stOry entrance
OF the Kampmann building elevator fell
Yesterday to the cellar and created con-
siderable excitement, passers by think
Ing the elevator had fallen.
The prices OF cattle have mounted
the ladder rapidly since the rains. Cat
tie which before could be had for 81 and
So, can not now be bought for $40 and
$l2.
-Adelina DeKnight, a cOl0red cook
with French name, was before the re-
oorder this morning for trying to throw
the hOusebo old OF Mr.. Hamilton, on Sole
dad street, upside down. Her case was
continued till tomorrow.
-Chas. Spania, who is q bridegroom
of but few days, was the heroic res
cuer of one of Charley Smiths runaway
hack teams Saturday. Benjamin Todd,
the driver, was fined $40 for leaving his
box and not holding the horses.
"A gentleman living west of the San
Pedro had TO come down town early this
morning and call on policeman TO as
sist drunken man away from in front
of his kitchen door, in his yard. in order
that his cook could prepare breakfast.
1t is now definitely settled that the
Lemp's brewery, OF st. Louis, will
shortly begin the erection of buildings
in San Antonio to be used as ice houses,
for the storage of their beer. There is
soon to be sharp competition in the beer
in this market.
I'VE have a perfect right to the
plaza for the new court house and JAIL"
said prominent public official last night;
"our charter gives us absolute control
of the plaZas, streets and alleys, and
what better legal opinion do you want
than that the city now collects rental
for the chile and other stands on the
Military plaza?"
The old mossbaCk merchant, too
stingy to advertise, is crying dull times.
Just step around, gentlemen, and see
the constant rush at l.. Wolfson'F.
WolfsOn adVertises and never has occa-
sion TO cry dull times.
"A heavy soaking rain fell yesterday
at one O'Clock in the city east of Alamo
plaza, though mere sprinkle fell on the
west side of the city at that time. Par
ties going to dinner were soaked with
the rainfall on Crockett street.
If outsiders would judge San Anto-
Mo merchants and San Antonio business
from their slim patronage of the news
papers, our city would show up the
smallest town in Texas.
You never hear Fort Worth or
Dallas merchant run their town down
and cry "dull times" No, they patron
lie their newspapers literally and help
"bOOm" the town.
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